February 19, 2016
Capt. Jason Neubauer, chair of the marine investigation, begins day four of the hearings into the sinking of the El Faro on Friday. (AP)
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El Faro boiler parts had ‘deteriorated severely’, hearing told
AN inspection conducted on the boilers of a ship before it sank in Bahamian waters during a hurricane last fall found parts that had “deteriorated severely” or needed to be replaced, but company engineers believed it was still safe enough to set sail, testimony at a US Coast Guard hearing revealed on Friday.
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